First, there is the white or whole grain option. That one is aan easy choice, white bread has no nutrients.
How about the seeds added, these surely will be healthy? Well, sort of.
Whole wheat? Nope. That can also be misleading, as you have no guarantee of all three parts of the grain (bran, germ, endosperm) present in that type of bread.
How about different flours. Spelt sounds good. Gluten free? Paleo bread made with almond, flaxmeal and coconut flour?
The very simple words to look for when choosing your bread for health are: 100% whole grain.
No shortcuts.
A slice of good whole grain bread should have at least 3g of fibre in it.
Secondly, look for as short list of ingredients as possible, only the real stuff. Also, no words like enriched or hydrogenated, as they never mean anything healthy.
Next time you are choosing a loaf of bread for your family, choose wisely!
Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteWhich of the flours you mention is the Whole grain?
Spelt,Gluten free, or Paleo.
Whole grain refers to the entire grain (of any kind) that has been used to produce flour and all important nutrients are there.
ReplyDeleteGluten free grains to produce gluten free flours include buckwheat, rice, amaranth, corn, millet and quinoa.
When I mention Paleo, I mean Paleo bread that is recently very popular as a part of gluten free diet, made using ground flaxseeds, coconut and almond flour.
The city baker will bake Paleo bread in one of thenext posts, watch that space.